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Thursday, January 27, 2022

UK travel industry forecasts summer boom amid surge in holiday bookings

EasyJet sees strong summer ahead as consumer confidence rebounds and travel restrictions are lifted * CORONAVIRUS – LATEST UPDATES * SEE ALL OUR CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE Travel companies are reporting a bounce-back in bookings, with easyJet and Saga predicting a summer surge as the impact of Omicron on consumer confidence wanes, and the government’s move to lift testing and travel restrictions pushes capacity back to near pre-pandemic levels. Beach bookings are in high demand, according to easyJet, the UK’s biggest airline, which said it would have almost a third more capacity heading to seaside destinations this summer than it did in 2019, a rise led by Greece and Turkey. Continue reading...


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